Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

745,947,000

% of World Population

9.1 %

People Groups

2,695

Unreached Groups

958 (35.5 %)

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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Lipo, Western	China	183,000	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	1.00 %	0 Unspecified	4
	Mongol, Khalka	Canada	1,700	Mongolian, Halh	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	1.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Nisu, Yuanyang	China	264,000	Nisu, Southern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	0.72 %	3 Bible Portions	5
	Biao	China	132,000	Biao	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	1.00 %	1 Translation Needed	3
	Arem	Laos	800	Arem	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.60 %	1.52 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Kogi	Colombia	21,000	Kogi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.60 %	1.60 %	4 New Testament	1
	Han Chinese, Cantonese	China, Macau	567,000	Chinese, Yue	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.60 %	1.26 %	5 Complete Bible	11
	Lobi	Côte d'Ivoire	418,000	Lobi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.60 %	1.40 %	4 New Testament	8
	Magdhi, Widala	Nigeria	5,600	Maghdi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.60 %	1.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Hmong Bua	China	67,000	Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.60 %	1.60 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Asheninka, South Ucayali	Peru	18,000	Asheninka, South Ucayali	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.60 %	1.40 %	4 New Testament	1
	Arbore	Ethiopia	13,000	Arbore	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.62 %	1.62 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Daasanach	Ethiopia	92,000	Daasanach	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.63 %	1.13 %	4 New Testament	2
	Hamar	Ethiopia	89,000	Hamer-Banne	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.64 %	1.44 %	4 New Testament	2
	Hmong Daw	China	304,000	Hmong Daw	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.80 %	1.20 %	5 Complete Bible	6
	Tampuan	Cambodia	40,000	Tampuan	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.80 %	1.70 %	4 New Testament	1
	Iquito, Amacacore	Peru	600	Iquitu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.90 %	1.80 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Bru, Eastern	Laos	24,000	Bru, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.99 %	1.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Altai-Kizhi	Russia	83,000	Altai, Southern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.33 %	4 New Testament	2
	Barke, Burkanawa	Nigeria	34,000	Burku	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Okinawan, Ryukyuan	Japan	1,151,000	Okinawan, Central	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.15 %	3 Bible Portions	23
	Okinawan, Ryukyuan	United States	4,600	Okinawan, Central	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.20 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Ikpeng, Txikao	Brazil	400	Ikpeng	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.25 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Han Chinese, Hakka	China, Hong Kong	288,000	Chinese, Hakka	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.50 %	5 Complete Bible	6
	Hung	Vietnam	900	Hung	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
Totals:	2,695 Peoples		745,947,000			958 ●				3,480

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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